Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 886 · 40 questions

Communication tip (One voice at a time): Polite turn-taking: waiting for a pause, raising your hand, saying “Sorry, go on”, letting all speak once, keeping your turn short. Interrupting: talking over someone, finishing their sentence, shouting the answer, cutting in with a joke, hogging the whole talk. Polite way in: “Can I say something when you finish?” Fair talking time: share equally = minutes ÷ children (24 minutes, 4 children → 6 minutes each); time left = total − time used.

1. 1.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
5. 5.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
6. 6.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
10. 10.🗣️ In a 15-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
15. 15.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
20. 20.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
28. 28.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
39. 39.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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